The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-09
SAUCY SUPERIOR.
Marvellous Movements Of Modem
Mineva--MiIlions to be
Made by Many.
From the Duluth sun.

armed from the head of Jupiter, and
was Immediately admitted to the as
sembly of the gods. With like sud-
den inspiration, Superior bursts forth,
not from the head but from the heart
of destiny, the modern Minerva of our
amazing civilization. Yesterday saw
her quiet village Of 1000 people.
Today her streets are thronged with
an ardent and anxious crowd, hurry
ing along with well filled pocket books
and fat bank accounts, eager to invest
in Superior real estate.
The reason for this rush is obvious,
the average business man of this mar
yelous age of iron and steel looks
bravely and confidently to the future.
He sees the vast empire which must
within brief space Of time pour its
untold wealth into the harbors at the
head of Lake Superior He is emf
nently practical man. He knows
that the population and wealth of this
nation of 100000 people must soon
double, and that the growth of the
twin cities, wonderful as it has been,
will be as nothing compared with the
growth and development of a great
metropolis at the head Of Lake Super
Tor.
Yesterday prominent ST. Paul
man said: "Why Superior is only
seyen miles from Duluth. Already
there is continuous town. People
seem to haye no idea how much room
is required for great city. A great
city must spread 1t must have room
for its jobbing trade and retail bust
ness; for its shops and factories as well
as for its residences, its parks and
boulevards; for its docks and eleya-
tors as well as for its schools and
churches; but above all, the head of
Lake Superior is destined to be the
greatest railroad centre on the CONT
nent. What then about switch yards
and terminal faciities?" He was
right. All these things will re-
quire acres upon acres and square
miles upon square miles of
ground. All now concede that for
railroad switch yards, machine shops,
round houses; for blast furnaces, roller
mills, lumber mills, reduction works
works aud manufactures of all kinds,
there is no other ground but the beau
tiful and undulating land on which
Superior now stands.
Long headed real estate men see
the great opportunity. History re-
peats itself A long headed dealer
once bought some land, in the early
days out some distance from Chicago.
He saw that it would be needed by a
new railroad which would be complet-
ed in year or two. He paid sixty
dollars an acre for it and kept 1t I'M
til the next spring, and then sold it to
the railroad, $50 he thought for $500
an acre. He had made big thing
but was surprised in about two weeks
to learn that the railroad had purchas
Ell it from his victim for $1,000 ar
acre. In less than year adjoining
Land was sold for $500 an acre.
An instance here in Superior: Some
time ago gentleman bought some
land near this palace for $40 an acre
Last week he sold it for 81, 800 al
acre. This last purchaser could take
good advance for his bargain al
ready. but he prefers to hold on to it
He knows that what appears to be
boom in prices is not in fact boom
Compared with former prices, the
rapid advance to the present figures
looks incredible to old residents who
have lived here on the bottoms so long
But the real truth, and which discern
ing men and capitalists see, is thai
real estate in Superior has by NJ
means reached, even Approximately
its real value.
Sales are large however and rea
estate decidedly active Most Of tn,
sales OF tins week are TO men who ex
pect to make substantial Improvement
at once, 1t is believed that 500 build
ings are now under contract.
The construction of docks, Goa
bunkers, elevators and the extensiy
preparations being made by severa
transportation companies for extensiy
improvements of various kinds, all a
once, will give employment 10 severa
hundred men. As large factories an,
shops will rapidly centre here, grea
demand is made for residence lots an,
acre property in small tracts. Work
men will own their own homes, and ;
large number Of frugal laborers ar,
hunting up locations now while groun,
is comparatively cheap.
Lumber is plenty and can be had a
reasonable prices. Near Superior art
situated the celebrated sand stone
quarrTes, where this magnificent build
ing stone is found in inexhaustible
quantities. Douglas county, in which
Superior Is situated, contains the
largest area of white pine forests, to be
found within the San,a number Of